Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
Attributed to the Group of the Floral Nolans
On the shoulder, palmette-lotos ornament
The composition and execution of the nonfigural types of decoration on a vase are as important as the treatment of figural subjects. The stylistic ambient of the Berlin Painter included artists who specialized in vases decorated only with foliate and geometric motifs. A work such as this one demonstrates how effectively a band of florals adds an organic quality to the architectonic structure of the shape.
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